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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pCVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.927176
Energy at 298.15K-38.927000
HF Energy-38.927176
Nuclear repulsion energy6.147373
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3277 3003 1.02      
2 A1 1200 1100 5.97      
3 B2 3495 3202 0.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3985.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9163) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3652.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
49.46936 8.62754 7.34633

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.111
H2 0.000 0.985 -0.333
H3 0.000 -0.985 -0.333

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08021.0802
H21.08021.9691
H31.08021.9691

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.418
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pCVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.166      
2 H 0.083      
3 H 0.083      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.564 0.564
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.490
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.287 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.814 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.527
Polar
3z2-r2-1.053
x2-y2-2.068
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.905 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.093


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.694
(<r2>)1/2 2.587

State 2 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.881409
Energy at 298.15K-38.881249
HF Energy-38.881409
Nuclear repulsion energy6.045848
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3107 2847 58.26      
2 A1 1497 1372 2.15      
3 B2 3177 2911 97.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3890.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9163) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3565.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
20.49780 11.18960 7.23828

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.173
H2 0.000 0.865 -0.518
H3 0.000 -0.865 -0.518

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.10631.1063
H21.10631.7291
H31.10631.7291

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pCVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.118      
2 H 0.059      
3 H 0.059      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.960 1.960
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.138 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.345
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.069 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.741
Polar
3z2-r2-5.482
x2-y20.931
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.303 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.583


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.905
(<r2>)1/2 2.628